Where does “alkoholstyrka” come from?

alkoholstyrka (Swedish) comes from Swedish styrka, from Old Swedish styrkia, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

alkoholstyrka (Swedish): amount of alcohol in a beverage

Definitions

  1. amount of alcohol in a beverage

Ancestry of “alkoholstyrka”, step by step

alkoholstyrka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish styrka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyrkastrength; force; a troop, a military force
2Old Swedishstyrkiato strengthen
3Old Norsestyrkja—
4Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
5Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Swedish alkohol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishalkoholalcohol; alcohol; beverage containing ethanol
2Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
3Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →